Jul
2009
Articles from 7th Jul 2009
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Fighting on
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
THE fight to safeguard Teesside’s steel industry continues tomorrow night as workers and union leaders come together for a special meeting. Read
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MP calls for tax re-think
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
A TEESSIDE MP is calling on the Government to look again at a punitive retrospective tax, which could see at least one Teesport firm move its business overseas. Read
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Renationalise steel call
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
MORE than 1,700 people, including the chaplain to Corus steel on Teesside and the leader of the steelworks’ multi union committee, have signed a Downing Street petition calling on the Government to re- nationalise steel. Read
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Yet another Kwik growth spurt
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
A MIDDLESBROUGH design and print agency is going for exponential growth after becoming the largest franchise centre in the 560-strong global Kall Kwik network. Read
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Corus casting a shadow
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
UNCERTAINTY over the future of Corus Teesside Cast Products’ (TCP) is hitting business confidence and output in the Tees Valley, according to the Chamber of Commerce’s latest business barometer survey. Read
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Local firms on crest of a wave
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
WORK has started on a major military project which is set to bring millions of pounds of work to Teesside. Read
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Steel crisis ... that’s the question
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
THE fight to safeguard Teesside’s steel industry continues tomorrow night as workers and union leaders come together for a special meeting. Read
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The wind of change
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
AS THE sun sets on traditional energy industries, wind power is emerging as one of the biggest drivers of long-term growth on Teesside. Read
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Car scrap success as confidence returns
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
THE North East car industry is enjoying a boost in sales and a return to confidence on the back of the Government’s scrappage scheme. Read
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Persimmon encouraged by sales
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
HOUSEBUILDER Persimmon today said sales rates continued to improve amid further encouraging signs from the property market. Read
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Sitting pretty on contract
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
A NORTH-EAST beauty treatment company has stuck a deal with the spa chain founded by entrepreneur Duncan Bannaytne. Read
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Heidi looks to the past to design bright future
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
A FASHION graduate who has styled for top designer Nicole Farhi is to bring her own range of vintage retro to the North-east. Read
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Space race is in full swing
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
DEMAND for warehouse space on Teesside is strong despite the economic slow-down, says North-east property consultancy, Sanderson Weatherall. Read
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Third prison deal heralds a busy year
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
FIFTEEN staff from Teesside civil engineering group Henderson Campbell have headed off to Gloucestershire to help build a new accommodation block at a female closed prison as the firm closes in on a raft of new contracts. Read
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Team awarded for protection work
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
Sembcorp UK’s Protection team has won one of the key category awards at the annual Chemical Industries’ Association (CIA) awards, held at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Read
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Spanish eyes on Tees technology
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
A STOCKTON technology firm has clinched a six-figure overseas contract. Read
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Former warplane maker fights recession
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
A FAMILY firm which started out making warplanes nearly 60 years ago has diversified into oil and gas to tackle the recession. Read
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Entrepreneur buys Tyneside engineering business
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
A LONGSTANDING specialist engineering firm is under new ownership after a six-figure management buy-in. Read
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Contract win at smelter kindles workers' hopes
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
SIEMENS factory in Newcastle has won a multi-million-pound contract with metals group Rio Tinto Alcan. Read
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Passenger boost for easyJet
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
LOW-COST airline easyJet said it carried more passengers during June than in the same month last year. Read
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Comparison website growth moves
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
THE new boss of moneysupermarket.com has said he had taken the steps needed to position the price comparison website for its next phase of growth. Read
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BA workers reject firm's attempt to beat downturn
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
A MASS meeting of British Airways workers has rejected the airline’s plans to cut costs by axing thousands of jobs and freezing pay. Read
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A shake-up inenergy needs
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
THE North-east is championing the development of new energy as part of the Great North Revolution, launched recently by the Gazette and the CBI to map out a strategy for growing the regional economy. Read
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New linksin chain
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
TEESSIDE’S offshore wind supply chain is growing - with increasing numbers of companies scoring success in this burgeoning sector. Read
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Where the jobs could be created
Jul 07 2009 | Business News
THE region is going to need a surge in staff over the coming decade to reach its full potential in offshore wind. Read
